During Thursday night's State of the Union address, Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a T-shirt with the message 'Say Her Name,' a phrase borrowed from Black racial justice activists. Greene used this phrase to prompt President Joe Biden to mention Laken Riley, a nursing student from Georgia whose death is central to the U.S. immigration debate. Riley's case involves an immigrant from Venezuela who entered the U.S. illegally and has been charged with her murder.
The 'Say Her Name' rallying cry originated in 2015 after the death of Sandra Bland, popularized by civil rights activist Kimberlé Crenshaw. This phrase aims to draw attention to cases of police violence against Black women, who statistically face a higher risk of experiencing such violence.
